Concubine Tian moved to sit next to the piano, slightly debugged, Hao's wrist was slightly raised, her fingers were lightly raised, and she played it solemnly, ten fingers or Zhang or closed, or urgent or Xu, between her fingers flowed out of a pearl-like clear sound, her clothes fluttered, faintly exuding the fragrance of Wuwu, slightly raised her lips, tactfully jade sound, and sang a wonderful song in Wu Nong's soft language, which was the "Wanghai Tide" of Song people and Liu Sanchang.

Approaching the Mid-Autumn Festival, the sky is high and the clouds are light, and the golden wind is cool, which is the most pleasant.

In the clarification workshop, from the school camp in the east, to the Tianshuijing Hutong in the west, to the south of the Shuaifu Hutong, to the north of the goldfish alley, the palace is heavy, the red walls and green tiles, more than 8,000 houses are connected together, shining in the autumn sun. This is where the princes of the Ming royal family lived before leaving the domain, known as the Ten Princes' Mansion.

A crescent moon hangs high in the southwest sky, the night sky is clear, the stars are brilliant, the shadows of the trees outside the towering and tall Xinwang Mansion are swaying, the huge stone lion is majestically standing on the left and right of the palace gate, and the big red palace lamp is hanging high under the eaves and swaying gently. The night breeze blows a faint fragrance of flowers, in the garden of the palace, the flower shadow is sparse, the strange stone is craggy, on a wide high platform, the palace lamp hangs low all around, if it is bright and dark, the hexagonal flower platform of rosewood inlaid white marble surface is placed in the center of the high platform, and a man and three women sit around the mahogany enamel hollow round embroidery pier. The man was eight feet tall and slightly thin, and he was the blue-clothed boy by the Gaoliang River, but at this time he was richly dressed, white-faced and bearded, and his aura was magnificent, and he changed into the appearance of a weak scholar, he was Zhu Youzhen, the younger brother of the Emperor of the Apocalypse, and the three women in beautiful clothes were his newlywed wives - Concubine Zhou, Concubine Tian, and Concubine Yuan. On the stone table, there are all kinds of delicate fruit plates and food plates, full of melons, pears, peaches, grapes, pomegranates, as well as silk nests, tiger's eye candy, cut muffins, poria cakes and various sweet ......, and the four of them talk and laugh and admire the moon. At the beginning of the night dew, the light moonlight is just like the green smoke, and the people on the high platform are like fairies outside the world.

"The moon is white and the wind is clear tonight, it is appropriate to enjoy the moon, I wanted to make a few poems with the concubine to sing the moon, but the crescent moon is as small as the concubine's eyebrows, and there is a lot less Qinghui, and I have done it a few times, I am afraid that it will be difficult to have good poems again." King Xin seemed to be a little disappointed and sighed lightly.

Concubine Zhou said: "One hook is enough for tomorrow, why bother Qinghui is full of ten." What kind of courage and mind, the prince's song of the crescent moon poem is unprecedented, it is really impossible to continue to write, the master is here, how dare our sisters say poetry? ”

Tian Fei said: "The ancients said that the depth of the thrush is not in time, if it is not for the eyebrows like the crescent moon, where will it be so romantic?" ”

King Xin nodded and said, "Of course, Yuehua doesn't have to force much, each has its own style. People under the moon have their own feelings, and naturally they have their own intentions. So, why not try again? ”

Concubine Yuan said: "Lord, such a good night, why do you want to make people's heads hurt even if they are tired?" Wouldn't it be better for Sister Tian to play a song to kill the long night! ”

Concubine Tian pretended to excuse herself: "If you don't play for a few days, your hands are full of thorns, how can you be noisy?" ”

King Xin smiled: "Don't be too humble! The king has already praised your piano skills to the two concubines. ”

Concubine Zhou said: "The prince often said that the sound of my sister's piano is resounding and wonderful. Such a prevarication, dare you think that we can't understand the rhythm? ”

Concubine Tian muttered lightly, her eyes flowed over King Xin's cheeks, her heart was happy, but she said: "Since the prince praised falsely, my sister has a life, and I don't dare to sweep everyone's Yaxing, so I have to show ugliness and laugh." ”

Concubine Yuan clapped her hands and said, "Sister's piano is certainly very good, but isn't it even better to play the flute on a moonlit night?" Doesn't the prince often say that his sister's flute cracks through the clouds? ”

"Yes! The flute sounded and people leaned on the building, what an artistic conception it was! If Sister Tian blows horizontally on the corner tower or in the deep boudoir, the prince will be unable to sleep again. Princess Zhou also laughed.

Concubine Tian said: "The place for playing the flute must be wide and empty, and pay attention to the season, spring, summer and autumn are the most suitable. If you are in Beijing, the season is best at the turn of spring and summer, the location is like the Forbidden City's inland river, the wind and the sun are beautiful, the water is clear and the waves are fine, the water is newborn, the birds are gathered, the victory of the scenery, just like the south of the Yangtze River, the artistic conception and interest are different, and they cannot be compared elsewhere. When King Xin heard this, his heart was suddenly touched, and his face couldn't help but be a little gloomy.

Concubine Zhou saw that King Xin seemed displeased, so she hurriedly diverted the topic and said with a smile: "My sister misses her hometown in Yangzhou?" Three autumn laurels, ten miles of lotus. The spring water is blue in the sky, and the boat is painted to listen to the rain. Such beautiful scenery and natural sounds, I am afraid that the Forbidden City is incomparable to any small ditch and canal! ”

When King Xin heard this, his expression softened. Concubine Tian felt speechless and nodded gratefully at Concubine Zhou. At this time, the palace maid had already taken the great sage's relict music and walnut wooden piano frame cherished by Concubine Tian, and placed a bronze ding furnace with mottled green shadows to burn ambergris. This great sage relic sound qin is the antiquities of the Tang Dynasty, strange, transparent, moist, quiet, round, even, clear, fragrant, nine virtues are ready, the golden emblem and jade, the dragon pond and the phoenix swamp, in the night light more and more appear asana Gumu, colorful. Concubine Tian moved to sit next to the piano, slightly adjusted, Hao's wrist was slightly raised, her fingers were lightly raised, and she played it solemnly, followed by the five songs of the visit to the Tao recently composed by King Xin: "Kongtong Yin", "Song of Knocking on the Song", "According to Tong Yin", "Participating in the Deed", and "Rotten Ke You". I saw that Concubine Tian's ten fingers were either open or closed, urgent or Xu, a pearl-like sound flowed out between her fingers, her clothes fluttered, and the fragrance of turnip was faintly emanated, and everyone was immersed in boundless reverie and autumn thoughts. Concubine Tian raised her lips slightly, tactfully changed her jade tone, and sang a wonderful song in Wu Nong's soft language, which was "Wanghai Tide" by Liu Sanchang of the Song Dynasty.

The southeast shape wins, the three Wu metropolises, and Qiantang has been prosperous since ancient times. The smoke willow paints the bridge, the wind curtain is green, and there are 100,000 people. Cloud trees surround the embankment. The angry waves roll frost and snow, and the sky is endless. The city is a jewel, and the household is rich and luxurious. Heavy lake stacked Qingjia, there are three autumn laurels, ten miles of lotus, Qiang pipe clear, Lingge night, frolic fishing lotus baby. Thousands of horsemen have high teeth. Listen to the flute and drum while drunk, chant and appreciate the smoke, and the picture of the different day will be good, and return to Fengchi to praise.

The song is rippling, like the canopy boat swaying gently in the crooked stream in the south of the Yangtze River, and like the amber rice wine scattered on the wooden table of the small shop and next to the bamboo chair with the wine flag hanging high, it is the Jiangnan in the water, the Jiangnan in the fog, the Jiangnan in the smoke, the Jiangnan in the dream, the Jiangnan of the wanderer, no! That's my daughter's Gangnam...... Everyone was fooled for a moment, and their eyes seemed to have tears about to overflow, but they were full of joy; I can't help but applaud loudly, but I stay in my heart and can't say it, I just feel that once I say it, I will be vulgar and ruined.

Concubine Zhou chuckled and said: "My sister is worthy of being a wonderful person in the south, a song of Qing Song seems to bring the lakes and mountains of the south of the Yangtze River, and the mysterious scene, it is really immersive, full of emotion!" Sister Yu and Sister Yuan were born in Jiangbei since they were children, and they grew up in Jiangbei, so they don't know what Jiangnan Ling songs, so they just sing a fork song to make fun! As he spoke, he did not get up and vomit, nor did he order anyone to accompany the song, but began to sing.

"The golden wind is cool, the autumn scenery is leisurely, the east fence chrysanthemum blooms, and the maple leaves are in the early dan. I am glad to hear the sound of cicadas outside the forest, and the words geese in the clear sky are among the clouds. Suddenly, the autumn mountains are like makeup, the autumn water is quiet, and the autumn clouds are like Luo Pianlian. Take advantage of this opportunity, pick chrysanthemums, and carry a small basket; Pick lotus and take a small boat. In the evening, a bright moon and moonlight are like water, looking at it from afar, the water above the autumn river is like the sky. But the words are also round.

As soon as everyone said goodbye, Concubine Yuan said: "Since my sister has sung, my little sister is not easy to refuse, so let's just make a song!" "At the moment, please Concubine Tian to accompany her with the flute, the flute sounds, and the singing voice follows.

The rain and wind are clear, and the summer is cool. Autumn comes to the courtyard, and the crickets chirp at the beginning, which is the first sound of the new autumn. The day is refreshing, and the four fields are fast and sunny. The heat recedes, and the heat is clear; The air is cool, the clothes are thin, and the cool pillow is windy. The cold clouds did not rain in the end, and the dew cold lotus room fell pink. The chirping of cicadas is intermittent, and the glowing flames shine high and low in the twilight sky. One day the autumn color is good, and it is difficult to make strokes. The clouds are plugged in the shadow of the wild goose, and the moon is full of the city in the sound of anvil and pestle. Where is a flute for no reason, evoking the golden wind, the wind falling on the sycamore, the fan throws the idle day, and the book window tries to be short. Don't care about the west wind, from now on, you will not be invaded by the heat and heat.

After the two songs, the night wind gradually rose, as if blowing from the distant sky, in a trance you can hear the sound of Luoying dancing in the air and the yellow leaves sprinkled on the ground, everyone is embarrassed, and the heart is secretly sad and autumn, but the west wind is still shining, the frost is cold and the long river, and it is infinitely desolate. The waning moon hung obliquely, quietly reflecting the earth and mountains, and time seemed to be passing, as if it had long been still......

Seeing that the three concubines had already sang, King Xin also felt that the thoughts were surging, and it was difficult to contain them, so he clapped his palms and said: "The wonderful words of the fairy sound make people feel like they are in the Langhuan Holy Realm and overseas sacred mountains, and their hearts and bodies are frivolous and fluttering. This song should only be in the sky, how many times can the world hear it? The king also chanted a few rough words, and Concubine Bo smiled. "When you are tall and tall, you will sing. But he saw a little eunuch running in a hurry, and whispered a few words in the ear of Gao Shiming, the head of the palace. King Shin glanced back at him and asked, "What's the matter?" Gao Shiming hurriedly walked close and reported in the ear of King Xin: "Someone is coming to the palace." ”

"Who is it?" King Xin was startled and asked urgently.

"The master of ceremonies, the pen and the cloaking bureau, the eunuch Li Yongzhen."

"Why are you here?"

"Send flowers."

"What kind of flowers do you send at night?" King Xin was shocked.

"I sent 200 peonies, I don't know what the reason is."

"Command to go down and meet him in the main hall." After that, the king ordered the banquet to be dispersed and went straight to the main hall.

Although the main hall of the Shin Wangfu is not as good as the Imperial Palace, it also reveals the majesty and magnificence unique to the royal family. The red candles in the main hall were burning, the cigarette smoke was filling, and as soon as King Xin sat down, Gao Shiming led a tall and thin eunuch wearing a black gauze and gold curly hat into the palace door.

"When the prince heard that Gonggong Li was coming, he instructed the younger one to meet in the main hall. I'm afraid that the prince is already waiting inside, so my father-in-law please. Gao Shiming said as he lured Li Yongzhen in. Surrounded by several little eunuchs, Li Yongzhen stepped into the palace gate with his head held high, knelt down, and said softly: "The slave greets King Xinwang Chitose." ”

King Xin smiled: "That's it! Get up and take a seat. "A little eunuch in the palace of the king has already moved the three-colored double cloud dragon embroidery pier, Li Yongzhen is sitting, and there is a little palace maid offering fragrant tea.

"Gonggong Li......" King Xin asked with a smile.

Li Yongzhen leaned over and said, "Don't dare!" In front of the prince, it is still called the cheap surname of the slave! so as not to break the life of the slave. ”

"It's okay, let's call it Xiao Lizi according to the rules of the palace! Come here at night, do you have something important? ”

Li Yongzhen took a sip of tea and replied, "Wei Shang sent some flowers to the prince." ”

King Xin pretended to be surprised and said: "There are many affairs in the palace, and Duke Wei has every opportunity, and it is rare to take care of this king, but it is useless to accept it, and I feel ashamed!" ”

"The prince is the emperor, and he is the royal brother of the saint today, it stands to reason that if it is not the corporal of the prince Lixian, or the minions will not dare to climb high! Wei Shanggong often told the minions that whoever put his old man in his eyes, his old man will put him in his heart. Although the prince is still rich in the Spring and Autumn Period, he is also the master of the slaves after all, and this noble and lowly division cannot be messed up, and the gift of respect and humility cannot be exceeded! Li Yongzhen was articulate and spoke appropriately, and King Xin felt that his heart was warm, as if he was extremely useful, and praised casually: "Father-in-law Wei has a heart!" ”

Li Yongzhen sneered and said: "Lord Chrysostom, the slave must be nine thousand years old." Then he ordered outside the door: "Xiao Liuzi, quickly move those famous peonies into the palace, and ask the prince to taste them!" ”

"This king is about to appreciate the famous flowers of Gonggong Wei! Was it cultivated in the palace, or was it selected by Fengtai Caoqiao Wanliuyuan? Shin Wang smiled.

Liu Ruoyu, the head of the middle study, agreed, and led seven or eight little eunuchs to move two hundred pots of peonies into the main hall, and lined them up according to the first pot ring. At the top is a huge yellow peony, with a long cotton frangipani paper palace note hanging on the green leaves, on which a line of European script is neatly written: "Wei Zhongxian, the eunuch of the ceremonial supervisor and the minister of the factory in charge of the east."

Li Yongzhen pointed and said: "These peonies are all new varieties cultivated by the gardeners of Caoqiao ordered by the Duke of Wei, and they are planted in the ice room after raising seedlings, and the flowering period is controlled, so they can be postponed until August after the hot summer." This robe yellow blooms in March and April according to the season, and it is also extremely precious and rare to see. In addition, although these green butterflies and melon red are not as valuable as the yellow of the royal robe, they are also treasures in the world. ”

King Xin left his seat and walked to the front of Huashan, leaned down slightly, approached the yellow robe of the royal robe, the green butterfly, and the red melon, sniffed lightly, and said happily: "Oops! Wei accompanied the palace to take care of every opportunity, share the worries of the royal brother, seek benefits for the world, and also favor the king, and give away the things he loves, which shows his affection. The deep palace is far away, and it is inconvenient for the king to thank him, so he is tired of Xiao Lizi to thank the king a lot. ”

"Where did the prince come from? The prince is the younger brother of the emperor today, and Wei Shanggong often said that the brothers are one, serving the emperor is serving the prince, and feeling sorry for the prince is distressing the emperor. When the prince stayed in the palace, the emperor and the prince's servants served together, but it was also convenient, but now the prince is out of the palace and lives separately, and the servants can no longer serve the prince as before, but it is also difficult to see the prince. This time, the grandfather ordered the slave to go to the palace to ask for peace, and the slave saw the prince again, which was really a great joy. The prince looks at these peonies, it's still pleasing to the eye, right? Li Yongzhen flashed a pair of deep-set eyes, and she became more and more unpredictable.

King Xin smiled and said, "Wei Companion is so attentive, how to teach this king how to live and suffer?" There are no weak soldiers under the strong generals, and Xiao Lizi is really getting better and better! ”

Li Yongzhen got up and bowed: "The prince praised falsely, and killed the minions!" Then he took his leave, saying, "If the prince has no other orders, the servants will return to the palace to resume their lives." ”

King Xin was willing to let it go, and hurriedly said: "This king has been out of the palace for nearly a year, enjoying flowers and drinking, transcendent things, good fresh clothes, good food, good horses, good lanterns, good fireworks, good pear orchards, good advocacy, good antiques, good flowers and birds, good Dandao, and is called Mr. Ten Good by Gao Shiming's minions, but he is also at ease." It's just that sometimes when I am too idle, I feel depressed for no reason, and I always want to have something new to play? Since you are here today, I just happened to tell interesting things in the palace and make fun of this king, how could I let you go so easily? Let's send my followers back first! ”

Li Yongzhen said with a smile: "Thanks to the prince's love, the slave will bother for a while." Then he said to Liu Ruoyu: "You go back and tell the prince of Wei that these peony princes have been received, I will wait here for a while longer, please feel at ease." Liu Ruoyu agreed, received the tea and wine reward as usual, and sent it all the way out of the palace by Gao Shiming.

King Xin got up and said: "Life must be happy, don't make the gold bottle empty to the moon." Such a good night, this king just has good wine, how can you miss it? Li Yongzhen was originally greedy for wine, but he couldn't help talking after drinking, and when he heard the word wine, he provoked the wine worms, and his heart itched unstoppably, but he said: "No merit, the night is going to be deep, how can you be so bothered in the prince's house?" ”

"Don't let the spring and autumn days pass, the most like the wind and rain. You and I are masters and servants, love is the old, I haven't seen you for a long time, and this king also misses the old people in the palace! Li Yongzhen listened, and felt that King Xin's words were heartfelt, as if he was sincere, but he faintly felt that there was something implied, and it was difficult to understand the true meaning for a while, so he secretly figured it out, and followed King Xin behind Gao Shiming, walked out of the main hall, and walked towards the garden behind the palace.

The crescent moon will be gone, and the stars will be splendid. In the back garden, the branches are swaying, the dark fragrance floats, the center of the garden stands a four-season pavilion with a spire of cornices, the candle shadow in the pavilion is shaking red, the cups are lined up, and the wine banquet has already been prepared. Prince Xin accompanied him to the table, ordered Li Yongzhen to sit in the guest seat, and Gao Shiming sat down and accompanied him. Li Yongzhen saw that the feast was full of delicacies from the mountains and seas, no less than the imperial palace meal, especially when he saw two exquisite fine porcelain wine jars arranged on the table and west, the east side was verdant, and the west side was bright red, each sealed with bright yellow palace brocade, and his heart was overjoyed, knowing that the east side was placed with gold stem dew, and the west side was placed with Taixi White, all of which were the best imperial wine for the saint. ”

King Xin said falsely angrily: "Little Lizi, isn't it that this king has left the court, and you can't look at it?" ”

"How dare a minion?"

"When this king was young, he took care of Wei and his companions, and he wanted to invite him to the mansion and thank him, but the mansion was small, and Wei was used to seeing the deep palace, so I was afraid that he was not used to the chairs and couches here, and he was not used to eating brown rice here! You came late at night today, just like Wei accompanied by you, and this king was overjoyed. These two kinds of royal wine are given by the royal brother when the king is newly married, and today is a good day, sharing the holy grace together, and it is also the fate of the king and the little plum, and he will be drunk before resting! ”

At this time, the little eunuch who served the banquet opened the golden stem dew and Taixi Bai, and the fragrance of wine rippled in the pavilion, Li Yongzhen couldn't help but take a deep breath and praised: "It's really not like the ordinary products in the world!" The two little eunuchs each put two paper-thin blue and white wine cups in front of the three of them, and each filled the blue and white sea water dragon flat pot and the blue and white entwined lotus holding pot with silver threads. King Xin took a cup to persuade him to drink, and the three of them dried the two glasses together. Li Yongzhen closed her eyes for a long time, and couldn't help but shout: "People say that the golden stem dew is a gentleman's wine, clear but not cold, mellow but not greasy, thick and not hurtful; Taixi white crystal clear, full of fragrance, taste it today, sure enough! ”

"Xiao Lizi, you have been in the palace for many years, how can you taste it for the first time?" Shin asked.